Podcasts Technology Alan Stevens audio recording National Speakers AssociationI caught up with Alan Stevens at the National Speakers Association Influence ‘11 Convention in Anaheim and asked him to demonstrate the hardware and software he carries with him on the road. Watch this brief video where Alan demonstrates the set-up [.].

Following the covert bugging of Vince Cable by two people sent by the Daily Telegraph to pose as constituents attending his surgery, the media has been making quite a meal of it. There are a number of reasons why I've risked 'coming out' as more sanctimonious than most Twitterers, bloggers and mainstream media journalists.

In a previous post , I’ve commented on the media’s peculiar preference for using the phrase ‘ahead of’ when they mean ‘before’ – even though it’s not in common usage among any other native speakers of English. Is this the 21st century version of longstanding proofreading problems at the Grauniad ?

This video illustrates a core principle of media training and presentation skills training – the camera is never off. . The camera (or recorder) is never off. This media training principle does not only apply to a situation when you, or your staff, are before the media. . The camera is never off.

Keep a record of the meeting and its outputs. It is uncommon for an audio recording to be made of a face-to-face meeting (unless you have to make such a record for legal compliance as in a police interview). The session recording may be a very useful asset for someone who ought to have taken part but was unable to do so.

This week has been rife with examples of organizations that have had a rough go in the media. The week began with the social media storm surrounding GreenPeace, Sinar Mas and Nestle, playing out on Nestle’s Facebook fan page. Front and center has been Massey Energy and the unspeakable tragedy unfolding in West Virginia.

Tim Gordon and Roger Pike take a look at a number of free social media monitoring tools. And check out Steve Farnsworth’s list of Free Social Media Monitoring tools. Podcast: Social Media Monitoring [16:50m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download From → Podcast , Social Media Comments are closed. Check it out!
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In this era of high sophistication about how the media operates it's naive to view "leaks" as, well, "leaks." The media is, of course, buzzing how the information about all that and the conflict inside Apple got out. Tags: Media The leaks help prepare for that.
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'Skype Training Services with TJ Walker, Media Training Worldwide. Media training consultation will include all aspects of how to look good on camera, message development, answering questions and speaking in sound bites. Session will include recorded mock interviews. Sample speeches will be given, recorded and critiqued.
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'Leaders who want their opinion-editorials (op-eds) published in brandname media can get that done. Hire media placement pro with track record. If you want to be in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal or Harvard Business Review, then the media rep should have placed a number of op-eds there.
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I’ve been conducting media and presentation training for 30 years and most of what I do is face-to face, which sends me to interesting places like Dubai and Delhi not infrequently. Face-to-face training sessions also weren’t flexible enough to do a quick 15 minute rehearsal with a client before a media interview or a speech.
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